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UseWe use the past tense to talk about:something that happened once in the past.

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UseWe use the past tense to talk about:something that happened once in the past.

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FormsWith most verbs the past tense is formed by adding -ed:call >> called; like >> liked; want >> wanted; work >> workedBut there are a lot of irregular past tenses in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tenses:

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FormsWith most verbs the past tense is formed by adding -ed:call >> called; like >> liked; want >> wanted; work >> workedBut there are a lot of irregular past tenses in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tenses:

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1. action finished in the past (single or repeated)

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1. action finished in the past (single or repeated)

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I visited Berlin last week.

Andrew watched TV yesterday.

My friends went to Paris a week ago.

My parents ate a lot of junk food when they were young.

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Questions and negativesWe use did to make questions with the past tense:When did you meet your wife?Where did you go for your holidays?Did she play tennis when she was younger?Did you live abroad?

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Questions and negativesWe use did to make questions with the past tense:When did you meet your wife?Where did you go for your holidays?Did she play tennis when she was younger?Did you live abroad?

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2. series of completed actions in the past

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2. series of completed actions in the past

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First I got up, then I had breakfast.

On Sunday my brother and me went to a nice lake. There we met our friends. We swam in the warm water and played volleyball in the afternoon. Too bad that we had to go home in the evening. We didn't want to go to school on Monday.

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3. together with the Past Progressive/Continuous – the Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past.

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3. together with the Past Progressive/Continuous – the Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past.

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They were playing cards when the telephone rang.

1st action → Past Progressive → were playing
2nd action → Simple Past → rang

While Dennis was reading outside, it started to rain.

1st action → Past Progressive → was reading
2nd action → Simple Past → started